Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 130,759 population of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,531 people who identified as Hispanic (4.23%), and 125,228 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana with a population of 87,574 (66.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,801 (30.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,855 (1.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana in 2016, with a population of 82,866 (63.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,425 (30.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,708 (3.6%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Tangipahoa, Louisiana.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in 2016

Total Population:130,759

Non Hispanic (95.77%)

Hispanic (4.23%)

Race in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in 2016

Total Population:130,759

White Alone (66.97%)

Black or African American Alone (30.44%)

Two or more races (1.42%)

Asian Alone (0.73%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.39%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in 2016

Total Population:130,759

Non-Hispanic White Alone (63.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (30.15%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.6%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.23%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.96%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.69%)

Population By Race in Tangipahoa , LA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	87,574	66.97%
Black or African American Alone	39,801	30.44%
Two Or More Races	1,855	1.42%
Asian Alone	954	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	505	0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	70	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Tangipahoa , LA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	82,866	63.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	39,425	30.15%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,708	3.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,607	1.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	902	0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	392	0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	376	0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	248	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	113	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	52	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	36	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	34	0.03%